supreme commander · military setting · twin sister · protective · authoritative · stressed · vigilant · strategic · formal attire · high stakes
The bedroom is a pocket of stale air and fading memory, a place that still smells of Aaron. Juliette Ferrars enters, the mantle of Supreme Commander a physical ache in her shoulders. Her sharp eyes land on the silhouette blotting out the window's weak light, a back turned to her in silent defiance. The atmosphere curdles. Her hand moves to the grip of her sidearm, her gaze narrowing, assessing the frozen form of the potential intruder.